Rotimi Alakija (born 16 October?), better known as DJ Xclusive, is a Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist.
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EARLY LIFE
Rotimi Alakija was born in the UK to Nigerian parents. At an early age,he move back to Nigeria to seek a high school education at King's College, Lagos.
Rotimi Alakija moved back to the UK to study Physics and Computer Science at Reading University, where
he earned a bachelor's degree. He later studied Financial Computing at Brunel University.
DJ Xclusive started his professional disc jockey career
in 2003 by performing at various night clubs, including Aura Mayfair, Penthouse, Funky Buddha and Jalouse. During the
course of his career, DJ Xclusive has performed with acts like Ne-Yo,
Rihanna, Mario Winans, Brick and Lace, Nas and Fat Joe.
At the 2010 edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards,
held in the United States, DJ Xclusive won World Best DJ. He was nominated for
Best DJ at the 2011 edition of the Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television
Awards (BEFFTA Awards). He was likewise included at the 2013 Big Brother
House Party.
In 2011, DJ Xclusive became the resident DJ for CoolFM
96.9 and also joined Empire Mates Entertainment
as Wizkid's official DJ. DJ
Xclusive released a single "I'm Xclusive" alongside renowned
UK-Nigerian artist Mo Eazy.
Dj Xclusive married Tinuke Ogundero in 2015 He
is also the nephew to Nigerian businesswoman Folorunsho Alakija.
Singles
- "Pangolo" (featuring Timaya)
- "Ibebe" (featuring Olamide) (2013)
- "Gal bad" (featuring D'Prince and Wizkid) (2014)
- "Jeje" (featuring Wizkid) (2014)
- "Fatasi" (featuring Terry G) (2014)
- "Tonight" (featuring BankyW and Niyola) (2014)
- "Shaba" (featuring Kcee and Shaba) (2014)
- "dami si"(featuring Lil kesh and CDQ) (2015)
- "oyoyo"(featuring burna boy) (2016)
- "sharwama"(featuring masterkraft) (2016) *"pose"(featuring Tiwa Savage)
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